This has been a bad week for the Yankees.
They’ve lost Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu and Zack Britton to the injured list within the past week, dropped five straight games to the Rays—including Thursday’s 10-5 defeat to conclude a three-game sweep at home—and fallen out of first place in the AL East.
As if that wasn’t enough, star shortstop Gleyber Torres left Thursday’s game in the third inning with left hamstring tightness and starting pitcher James Paxton faltered in the fifth frame with discomfort in his forearm and elbow. It is unknown how much time, if any, the two will miss.